Firefighters across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans were battling wildfires on Tuesday with another heatwave pushing temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius across parts of Europe.
Thousands were evacuated from central Cologne in western Germany, on Wednesday after three wartime bombs were found, in the city's largest such operation since since the end of World War Two.
Germany's government approved new rules on Wednesday to restrict migrant family reunification and delay access to citizenship, marking a major shift under Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
The World Economic Forum still sees European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde as the top candidate to replace its founder Klaus Schwab as the WEF leader, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
Germany's interior minister said on Thursday that 45% more people had been expelled at Germany's land borders over the past seven days, when the new government stepped up border checks.
